| 1985 Summer 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 16 of 28 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $317,175 | Race Date: | Jul 21, 1985 | Pocono Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 5.000 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 43Min 52Sec. | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | |
| Lead Changes: | 36 | Average Speed: | 134.008 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 24 Laps | poconoraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bill Elliott B. Elliott | Driver: | Darrell Waltrip D. Waltrip | Ford: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #9 Ford | Car No.: | #11 Chevrolet | Chevrolet: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Melling Racing | Team: | Junior Johnson and Associates | Buick: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Ernie Elliott | Crew Chief: | Jeff Hammond | Oldsmobile: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 58 of 200 | Pole Speed: | 151.973 MPH | |||||
| Official 1985 Summer 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | Bill Elliott | Coors | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 58 |
| 2 | 21 | 12 | Neil Bonnett | Budweiser | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 72 |
| 3 | 1 | 11 | Darrell Waltrip | Budweiser | Running | | 170 | 200 | 3 |
| 4 | 22 | 5 | Geoffrey Bodine | Levi Garrett | Running | | 165 | 200 | 29 |
| 5 | 7 | 33 | Harry Gant | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 160 | 200 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | 55 | Benny Parsons | Copenhagen | Running | | 155 | 200 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 | 7 | Kyle Petty | 7-Eleven | Running | | 146 | 200 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | 66 | Phil Parsons | Skoal Bandit | Running | | 142 | 199 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | 47 | Ron Bouchard | Valvoline | Running |  | 138 | 199 | 0 |
| 10 | 18 | 88 | Buddy Baker | Bull Frog Knits | Running |  | 134 | 199 | 0 |
| 11 | 16 | 75 | Lake Speed | Nationwise Auto Parts | Running |  | 130 | 198 | 0 |
| 12 | 23 | 22 | Bobby Allison | Miller American | Running | | 132 | 198 | 1 |
| 13 | 25 | 17 | Lennie Pond | McCord Gaskets | Running | | 124 | 198 | 0 |
| 14 | 10 | 15 | Ricky Rudd | Motorcraft | Running | | 121 | 197 | 0 |
| 15 | 20 | 90 | Ken Schrader (R) | Ultra-Seal | Running | | 118 | 197 | 0 |
| 16 | 29 | 64 | Clark Dwyer | Sunny King Ford & Honda | Running | | 115 | 195 | 0 |
| 17 | 30 | 6 | Eddie Bierschwale (R) | U.S. Racing | Running | | 112 | 195 | 0 |
| 18 | 27 | 67 | Buddy Arrington | Vinton Motors | Running | | 109 | 195 | 0 |
| 19 | 31 | 51 | Doug Heveron | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 0 | 194 | 0 |
| 20 | 28 | 49 | Trevor Boys | Cleaner Hands | Running | | 103 | 193 | 0 |
| 21 | 38 | 20 | Rick Newsom | Selcam Racing | Running | | 100 | 191 | 0 |
| 22 | 35 | 96 | Jerry Bowman | Milford Fertilizer | Running | | 97 | 190 | 0 |
| 23 | 34 | 52 | Jimmy Means | Broadway Motors | Running | | 94 | 190 | 0 |
| 24 | 32 | 25 | Bobby Gerhart | Frederick Chevrolet | Running | | 91 | 190 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 74 | Bobby Wawak | Superior Piping | Running | | 88 | 187 | 0 |
| 26 | 5 | 44 | Terry Labonte | Piedmont Airlines | Running | | 85 | 186 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 43 | Richard Petty | STP | Engine | | 82 | 178 | 0 |
| 28 | 40 | 65 | Joe Booher | Booher Farms | Running | | 79 | 170 | 0 |
| 29 | 9 | 8 | Bobby Hillin, Jr. | Trap Rock Industries | Engine | | 76 | 163 | 0 |
| 30 | 6 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Old Milwaukee | Accident | | 78 | 158 | 7 |
| 31 | 3 | 28 | Cale Yarborough | Hardee's | Engine | | 75 | 127 | 18 |
| 32 | 37 | 87 | Mike Stolarcyk | Stolarcyk Chevrolet | Engine | | 67 | 116 | 0 |
| 33 | 13 | 2 | Rusty Wallace | Alugard | Engine | | 64 | 112 | 0 |
| 34 | 12 | 77 | Greg Sacks | Miller American | Engine | | 0 | 95 | 1 |
| 35 | 14 | 21 | David Pearson | Chattanooga Chew | Steering | | 63 | 82 | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 18 | Tommy Ellis | Freedlander Financial | Fuel Pump | | 55 | 70 | 0 |
| 37 | 33 | 48 | Don Hume (R) | Holden Racing | Steering | | 52 | 63 | 0 |
| 38 | 26 | 71 | Dave Marcis | Ael Rentals | Piston | | 54 | 58 | 2 |
| 39 | 11 | 3 | Dale Earnhardt | Wrangler Jeans | Engine | | 46 | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | 39 | 70 | J.D. McDuffie | Rumple Furniture Company | Engine | | 43 | 10 | 0 |
